Skip to content
Sudonix

CSS code customization for the link preview plugin

Solved Customisation
6 3 2.7k 1
  • crazycellsundefined

    Hi @phenomlab ,

    I am working on CSS codes to customize the link-preview plugin for some time, but I was unsuccessful 😄 so, I wanted to consult you in case I am missing an important line…

    Unfortunately, normal previews of this plugin are too big for our taste, just like how iframely used to be…

    https://sudonix.org/post/4083

    I ended up something like this:

    .post-container .content .card {
    display: contents !important;  
}

.link-preview {
    
    .card-img-top {
        height:120px !important;
        width: auto !important;
        overflow: hidden !important;        
        float: left !important;
        padding: 0 5px 0 0 !important;      
    }
    
    .card-body {
        padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px !important;
    }
    
    .card-footer {
        position: relative !important;    
    }
}

    But this is nowhere near close to what I was aiming…

    This is how it used to be with iframely and what we are aiming:
    Screenshot 2024-04-02 at 22.04.41.png

    This is how ugly it looks right now 😄

    Screenshot 2024-04-02 at 22.02.51.png

    I hope you can help with this transformation 😄
    Thanks,

    1
  • crazycellsundefined crazycells

    Hi @phenomlab ,

    I am working on CSS codes to customize the link-preview plugin for some time, but I was unsuccessful 😄 so, I wanted to consult you in case I am missing an important line…

    Unfortunately, normal previews of this plugin are too big for our taste, just like how iframely used to be…

    https://sudonix.org/post/4083

    I ended up something like this:

    .post-container .content .card {
    display: contents !important;  
}

.link-preview {
    
    .card-img-top {
        height:120px !important;
        width: auto !important;
        overflow: hidden !important;        
        float: left !important;
        padding: 0 5px 0 0 !important;      
    }
    
    .card-body {
        padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px !important;
    }
    
    .card-footer {
        position: relative !important;    
    }
}

    But this is nowhere near close to what I was aiming…

    This is how it used to be with iframely and what we are aiming:
    Screenshot 2024-04-02 at 22.04.41.png

    This is how ugly it looks right now 😄

    Screenshot 2024-04-02 at 22.02.51.png

    I hope you can help with this transformation 😄
    Thanks,

    phenomlabundefined

    @crazycells technically possible, yes - I can get somewhere near the desired layout as below

    7b646096-5c21-44a1-b283-54d6f94e579b-image.png

    However, this isn’t great from the CSS perspective as it’s something of a hack, and will not look good on mobile devices. Here’s the CSS for that if you want to use it.

    .post-container .content .card {
    display: contents !important;  
}
.link-preview .card-title {
    margin-left: -238px;
    float: left;
}
.link-preview .card-img-top {
    height: 120px !important;
    width: auto !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
    float: left !important;
    padding: 0 5px 0 0 !important;
    margin-top: 35px;
}
.link-preview .card-text {
    margin-top: 20px;
    padding-left: 15px;
}
.link-preview .card-footer {
    position: relative !important;
    margin-top: 70px;
}
.link-preview .card-body {
    padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px !important;
}
.link-preview .card-text {
    margin-top: 35px;
    padding-left: 15px;
}

    The real issue with nodebb-plugin-link-preview is that it has no flexibility in terms of HTML layout meaning you have to get clever with CSS (and even then, it’s not clever at all).

    Using my OGProxy function, it would look like this by default

    https://community.nodebb.org/topic/17109/manual-build-a-night-mode-for-harmony

    However, because you have control over the HTML, you can simply rearrange it to suit your own needs.

    Mark Cutting also advises organisations as a Fractional CIO, Fractional CISO and Executive Advisor, helping boards improve technology governance, cyber resilience and executive decision making. Learn more at Phenomlab Ltd

    👍
    1
  • phenomlabundefined phenomlab has marked this topic as solved on
  • phenomlabundefined phenomlab

    @crazycells technically possible, yes - I can get somewhere near the desired layout as below

    7b646096-5c21-44a1-b283-54d6f94e579b-image.png

    However, this isn’t great from the CSS perspective as it’s something of a hack, and will not look good on mobile devices. Here’s the CSS for that if you want to use it.

    .post-container .content .card {
    display: contents !important;  
}
.link-preview .card-title {
    margin-left: -238px;
    float: left;
}
.link-preview .card-img-top {
    height: 120px !important;
    width: auto !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
    float: left !important;
    padding: 0 5px 0 0 !important;
    margin-top: 35px;
}
.link-preview .card-text {
    margin-top: 20px;
    padding-left: 15px;
}
.link-preview .card-footer {
    position: relative !important;
    margin-top: 70px;
}
.link-preview .card-body {
    padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px !important;
}
.link-preview .card-text {
    margin-top: 35px;
    padding-left: 15px;
}

    The real issue with nodebb-plugin-link-preview is that it has no flexibility in terms of HTML layout meaning you have to get clever with CSS (and even then, it’s not clever at all).

    Using my OGProxy function, it would look like this by default

    https://community.nodebb.org/topic/17109/manual-build-a-night-mode-for-harmony

    However, because you have control over the HTML, you can simply rearrange it to suit your own needs.

    crazycellsundefined

    @phenomlab does OGProxy show the pdf previews as well?

    0
  • crazycellsundefined crazycells

    @phenomlab does OGProxy show the pdf previews as well?

    phenomlabundefined

    @crazycells said in CSS code customization for the link preview plugin:

    does OGProxy show the pdf previews as well?

    Not yet, but it could with a bit of additional code.

    Mark Cutting also advises organisations as a Fractional CIO, Fractional CISO and Executive Advisor, helping boards improve technology governance, cyber resilience and executive decision making. Learn more at Phenomlab Ltd

    1
  • kadir ay 0undefined

    5ba0d13f-0a72-4f57-97c9-aca2035b066d.jpg
    How can I remove the white space at the top? I set html and body to black in CSS, but it didn’t work. Is there another solution?

    0
  • kadir ay 0undefined kadir ay 0

    5ba0d13f-0a72-4f57-97c9-aca2035b066d.jpg
    How can I remove the white space at the top? I set html and body to black in CSS, but it didn’t work. Is there another solution?

    phenomlabundefined

    @kadir-ay-0 marking as resolved based on

    https://community.nodebb.org/topic/17109/manual-build-a-night-mode-for-harmony/5

    Please do not raise requests in two places - here and the NodeBB forums. All this does is create unnecessary load for both parties.

    Mark Cutting also advises organisations as a Fractional CIO, Fractional CISO and Executive Advisor, helping boards improve technology governance, cyber resilience and executive decision making. Learn more at Phenomlab Ltd

    👍
    0
Log in to reply

Did this solution help you?
Did you find the suggested solution useful? Support 💗 Sudonix with a coffee ☕
If your organisation needs deeper expertise around infrastructure, security, or technology leadership, learn more about Phenomlab Ltd. Many of the deeper technical guides behind Sudonix are published there.

Related Topics
  • crazycellsundefined

    navigation menu panel on mobile

    Solved Customisation nodebb css
    8
    1
    7 Votes
    8 Posts
    2k Views
    phenomlabundefined
    @crazycells hmm. That’s odd. I haven’t made any changes from recollection but I could be wrong. I’ll need to check. EDIT - very strange. I honestly don’t recall adding the below CSS block to alter the bottom bar, but you’re right… .bottombar-nav { padding: 0px !important; } I’ve removed this so it reflects stock Harmony.
  • DownPWundefined

    nodebb-plugin-custom-pages

    Solved Customisation plugin custom-pages
    5
    2
    3 Votes
    5 Posts
    4k Views
    phenomlabundefined
    @DownPW it’s possible, yes, but you may inadvertently end up targeting other elements using the same class which of course isn’t desired. Can you provide a link in DM for me to review?
  • Pandaundefined

    Composer Zen icon?

    Solved Configure nodebb
    8
    1
    2 Votes
    8 Posts
    2k Views
    phenomlabundefined
    @DownPW exactly. Not really a new concept, and in all honesty, not something I’ve ever used. If you consider the need to add links and references, or citations, you’d need to be able to see other parts of the screen!
  • cagatayundefined

    Link Not Working

    Solved Customisation link
    5
    1 Votes
    5 Posts
    2k Views
    phenomlabundefined
    @cagatay Good question, but one that’s likely best answered by the devs themselves. Could easily be done with a simple jQuery regex but that would really just be painting over rotten wood.
  • DownPWundefined

    hover link effect

    Solved Customisation css link hover
    18
    1
    6 Votes
    18 Posts
    5k Views
    phenomlabundefined
    @DownPW Looking at the underlying code, class start is being added on hover by jQuery in this function document.querySelectorAll(".button-gradient, .button-transparent").forEach((button) => { const style = getComputedStyle(button); const lines = document.createElement("div"); lines.classList.add("lines"); const groupTop = document.createElement("div"); const groupBottom = document.createElement("div"); const svg = createSVG( button.offsetWidth, button.offsetHeight, parseInt(style.borderRadius, 10) ); groupTop.appendChild(svg); groupTop.appendChild(svg.cloneNode(true)); groupTop.appendChild(svg.cloneNode(true)); groupTop.appendChild(svg.cloneNode(true)); groupBottom.appendChild(svg.cloneNode(true)); groupBottom.appendChild(svg.cloneNode(true)); groupBottom.appendChild(svg.cloneNode(true)); groupBottom.appendChild(svg.cloneNode(true)); lines.appendChild(groupTop); lines.appendChild(groupBottom); button.appendChild(lines); button.addEventListener("pointerenter", () => { button.classList.add("start"); }); svg.addEventListener("animationend", () => { button.classList.remove("start"); }); }); }) The CSS for start is below .button-gradient.start .lines svg, .button-transparent.start .lines svg { animation: stroke 0.3s linear; } And this is the corresponding keyframe @keyframes stroke { 30%, 55% { opacity: 1; } 100% { stroke-dashoffset: 5; opacity: 0; } } It’s using both CSS and SVG, so might not be a simple affair to replicate without the SVG files.
  • Teemberlandundefined

    NodeBB Theme/Skin Switcher

    Solved Customisation nodebb
    38
    7 Votes
    38 Posts
    13k Views
    phenomlabundefined
    @Teemberland great spot ! You should create a PR for that so they can include it in the official repository. Just be aware that any subsequent releases will overwrite your fix without the PR.
  • DownPWundefined

    Bottom footer navbar button extend

    Solved Customisation css javascript customisation footer navbar
    32
    9 Votes
    32 Posts
    12k Views
    phenomlabundefined
    @DownPW said in Bottom footer navbar button extend: Oh my god, it’s beautiful mark I liked this design so much, I’ve implemented it here. I intend to do a lot more with the footer in due course, so hiding it makes a lot of sense. Thanks @DownPW for the idea and initial concept
  • Sampo2910undefined

    Plugin Install Error

    Solved Customisation plugin error discord
    6
    1
    2 Votes
    6 Posts
    2k Views
    phenomlabundefined
    @Sampo2910 no problems. Happy to help. Just remember that this particular method isn’t the best in the sense that it may not get update notifications. The general recommendation here would be to move back to the official npm repo as soon as the GitHub version has been merged. For the meantime, it’ll work fine though.